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APRV - Overview 

Airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) uses prolonged periods of high continuous positive airway
ventilation (APRV) uses ... high continuous positive ... airway pressures ... volutrauma, increased work ... #Ventilation #Management
Ocular Ultrasound Pocketcard
Painless Vision Loss
 • Retinal Detachment 
 • Posterior Vitreous Detachment 
 • Vitreous
Ocular Ultrasound ... Elevated Intracranial Pressure ... Periorbital Edema - POCUS ... #pocus #differential ... diagnosis #radiology #ophthalmology
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
Non-Invasive Positive ... mortality), Other causes ... CPAP - Continuous positive ... #NonInvasive #Positive ... #diagnosis #management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
surgery related cause ... Airway • Check position ... levelling patient position ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Airway • Check position ... intrathoracic pressure ... recheck blood pressure ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Diagnosis and Management ... • Immunologic Workup ... - Anti-dsDNA - Positive ... in 60-80% of cases ... Anti-histone - Positive
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
• Immunologic Workup ... Discontinuation of causal ... • Immunologic Workup ... Usual therapeutic management ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
Noninvasive Positive ... & Inspiratory Positive ... BPAP - Bi-Level Positive ... status • Won't Work ... #criticalcare #management
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound ... caused by the increase ... retrograde wave (positive ... This wave is caused ... tracing #diagnosis #pocus
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS

25 y/o F p/w HA and blurry vision.  #ocular ultrasound = dilated
Papilledema on Ocular POCUS ... #ocular ultrasound ... LP opening pressure ... Papilledema #Ocular #POCUS ... #ophthalmology